Cleat



Feb. 17, 1959 H. L. BARTHOLOMEW 2,873,499

CLEAT Filed April 19, 1955 INVENTO'R.

Harvey Barfho/omew.

MHW

ATTORNEYS.

CLEAT Harvey L.-Bartholomew, Kansas City, Mo. Application April 19,1955, Serial No. 502,430

1 Claim. (Cl. 24-130) t use in raising and lowering the awning. It iscustomary to provide cleats on the side of the window frame for securingthe lower end of the awning rope, Such cleats are usually made ofmalleable iron and have a base plate with oppositely directed armscurved outwardly thereon. With such devices it iscommon practice to wrapthe rope around the cleat whereby the lays of rope are between thewindow frame and the arms. This arrangement creates a wedging actionthat frequently results in breaking of the arms of the cleat.

The objects of the present invention are to provide a cleat for thefastening of ropes in a manner that will eliminate the difficulty andbreakage as above described; to provide a cleat adapted to be formed ofsheet metal or the like in a manner that the lays of rope belayedthereon tend to support the arms against breakage; and to provide acleat that is economical to manufacture, easy to install and which maybe easily and efiiciently used for anchoring rope or other flexiblemembers.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the present invention, Ihave provided improved details of structure, the preferred form of whichis illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cleat embodying the features of thepresent invention and having a rope belayed thereon.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cleat.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the cleat.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the cleat.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through the cleat on the line 5-5,Fig. 3.

Referring more in detail to the drawings:

1 designates a cleat preferably formed of sheet metal and the like andhaving an elongate base plate 2 with apertures 3 adjacent the endsthereof for receiving fastening devices 4 for securing the plate to theside member 5 of a window frame or the like.

Side members or arms 6 extend from opposite side edges 7 of the baseplate with the end edges of the side members or arms in spaced relationto the ends of the plate 2. The side members or arms 6 are bentforwardly and inwardly as at 8 whereby said side members converge fromthe base plate with the outer portions thereof spaced to form anelongated slot 9 for entry of ropes 10 into the space defined by thebase plate 2 and side members 6.

United States Patent 0 Extensions or wings 11 are arranged on theforward ends of the side members 6 and are turned outwardly as at 12,said wings preferably being curved rearwardly or toward the window framemember 5. The end edges of the side members are cut to form recesses 13adjacent the wing 11 for receiving lays of rope when the rope 10 isbelayed thereon.

It is preferable that all corners be rounded as at 14 and sharp edgeseliminated to reduce 10 to the cleat, the strands of rope are pulledtaut and substantially in alignment with the slot 9. The strands areinserted through the slot 9 into the space defined by the base plate 2and side members 6. Then the strands of rope are pulled to one side andwrapped upwardly over and downwardly around the exterior surfaces of ethe side members in forward relation to the strands in the space betweenthe side members whereby said rope lays in the recesses 13. The wrappingor belaying of the rope is continued as desired.

The wrapping of the rope around the side members tends to draw said sidemembers toward each other and compress the rope between the sidemembers. However, the distance the outer ends of the side members may bemoved is limited, and also the natural resiliency of the material issuch that there is little danger of breaking any of the parts of thecleat. Also, the wraps of rope around the side members retains thevertical strand in the space between the side members and base plate.

It is believed obvious I have provided a cleat that is economical tomanufacture, easy to use and eflicient in retaining the rope or otherflexible member thereon.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: A cleat madefrom a single sheet of resilient metal comprising, an elongatesubstantially fiat base member having means for securing same to a walland the like in a position to receive a rope to be secured, elongateside members on opposite sides of the base member with each of said sidemembers having a juncture along a substantial portion of the length ofthe base plate, said side members having end edges spaced from the endsof the base plate, said side members extending from the base plate inspaced apart converging relation and termi mating in outwardly curvedportions whereby the side members and base member cooperate to define anelongate center channel open remotely of the base with said openingbeing a slot defined by the outwardly curved portions to permit theready entrance of a rope into said center channel, each of said sidemembers having rope receiving recesses opposite each other at the endportions thereof between the base plate and the outwardly curvedportions, elongate lateral'extensions on said outwardly curved portionsof the respective side members and having a juncture along the length ofsaid outwardly curved portions, said lateral extensions extendingoutwardly in opposite directions from the respective side member andtoward the plane of the base member whereby each lateral extensioncooperates with the respective side member to form elongate sidechannels therebetween, said elongate side channels being parallel toeach other and to the center channel, said lateral exe eevenee tensionsterminating in edgesspaced from the baseplate and the respective sidemembers and defining elongate slots therebetween for entrance of a ropeinto the respective side channels whereby a rope may be inserted throughthe slot to the center channel to extend therethrough and then belayedaround said'side members in securing said rope. I

References-Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES 'PATENTS D.33,180 Farrell Sept. 11, 1900 4 -Eoster, Dec. 15, 1868 Frost Mar. 22,1892 Freeman June 29, 1897 Coon Dec. 27, 1898 Merrill Nov. 30, 1909Colson July 26, 1910 FOREIGN PATENTS Germany Dec. 2, 1921

